September 2026
Intermediate to advanced
690 pages
12h 17m
English
Overview
Rust combines low-level control with memory safety, making it an ideal choice for systems programming. This practical guide is for experienced programmers looking to write fast, reliable code while avoiding common pitfalls like data races and buffer overflows. Authors Jim Blandy, Jason Orendorff, and Leonora Tindall explain Rust's unique approach to ownership, borrowing, and concurrency, helping you build safe, high-performance applications.
Fully updated for Rust's 2024 edition, this book introduces the latest language advancements while covering essential topics like generics, async programming, and C interoperability. Whether you're working on low-latency systems, embedded software, or multithreaded applications, this edition equips you with the knowledge to write efficient, production-ready Rust code.
- Learn Rust's core principles, including ownership, borrowing, and lifetimes
- Write safe, efficient concurrent code without data races
- Use powerful features like macros, closures, and async programming
- Integrate Rust with C and C++ through FFI and unsafe code
- Apply best practices to write performance-critical, memory-safe applications
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